Commentary

WHEN THE 12 MEMBER STATES of the European Community put their commitment for monetary and political

While the big New World Order is gestating, progress toward a mini-version is taking place in the re

WORLDWIDE PRESSURE ON JAPAN to limit its exports continues to mount. Last week Tokyo did for

It is generally wise to be cautious when describing events as "crucial" or ''critical." On Wednesday

The United States is edging closer to agreements with Taiwan and Japan to renew, but phase out, thei

HOW SAFE ARE TRUCK DRIVERS? Safer, it seems, than they've been, but not as safe as they're likely to

"I got plenty o' nuttin' and nuttin's plenty for me." Ira Gershwin, "Porgy and Bess" * * * *

Thanks in part to statesmanlike pressure from former President Nixon, President Bush has finally ann

AS EACH DAY PASSES, the chance that anything useful will come from June's Earth Summit seems unlikel

In spite of successful economic reforms, guerrilla warfare in Colombia is escalating and the energy

With his April 5 coup suspending the constitution and democratic processes, Peruvian President Alber

STATE PILOT SYSTEM SHOULD BE CHANGEDThanks for your April 15 editorial, "Freeing the Tiller"

The headline on a weekend Washington Post article was intriguing: "The 'Silent Service' Surfaces, Re

THERE SEEMS NO END to the havoc that bankrupt trucking companies can cause their former customers.

CONGRESS SHOULD MOVE PROMPTLY to change a 1990 aviation law that forcesairports to use Ameri

PRESIDENT BUSH and Jacques Delors, president of the European Community's Executive Commission, meet

At first glance, it hardly seems the sort of thing that would trouble Japan's economic and legal com

Distribution of income - who gets what in American society - will be a key issue in the presidential

the words alone convey an image of corporate giants slashing prices to destroy competitors and punis

Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady has a problem. It's an election year, the country is in a slump th

A long-overdue antitrust reform bill, S. 479, passed the Senate on Feb. 27. The House soon could pas

AFTER A DECADE OF MUCH-NEEDED REVISION, a bill setting nationwide standards for product liability la

THE UNITED STATES POSTED a $12.7 billion trade deficit with China last year, but that's not to say s

DON'T WORRY: IT'S JUST BEAN COUNTINGAbsence of consensus on maritime policy might well be th

When it comes to U.S. trade policy, it's appropriate to ask, "What is in the best interests of the U

America's real long-term problem is simple. It does not know how to run a bank. In the annals of ban

THE FIRST DECADE OF LEADERSHIP by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is turning out badly. This past w

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to review 23 regulations that may be outdated or unnecessary,

AMERICA'S WOOD WAR WITH CANADA has gone on long enough. Instead of wrestling over Canadian lumber su

Once the scorn of consumer advocates and environmentalists, electric utilities have emerged as key i

DISABILITIES ACT: NO CAUSE FOR ALARMYour March 5 article, "Disabilities Act May Boos

At times, the White House press room turns into a hall of mirrors. It happened again, at 11

ANOTHER SIGN OF THE TIMES in the "new" Vietnam: Hanoi's national assembly declared Wednesday that it

American Airlines unveiled a much-simplified air fare pricing system last week to satisfy customers

THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY WAS ROCKED last year by the financial troubles of some of its biggest players

STATE-LICENSED SHIP PILOTS, who steer large commercial vessels through ports, contribute much to mar

ATTENTION U.S. BUSINESS: Can't get your products into a foreign market? Having trouble with Japanese

The balance sheet of the United States is in good shape to support solid economic expansion in the 1

Due to a typographical error, Canada's share of the U.S. lumber market was misstated in the April 10

The figure $12.7 billion makes some Americans see red. That's the surplus China amassed in trade wit